Vocab. Log from “Out of the Dust” NAME:_____________________DATE:______________Set #4 (Cobuild Definitions and Sentences)

Word: Definition: Sentence Example: Picture: Sentence about Picture:Grope-verb

 If you grope for something that you cannot see, you try to find it by moving your hands around in order to feel it. If you grope for something, for example the solution to a problem, you try to think of it, when you have no real idea what it could be.

*Thomas groped around in the dark trying to find a flashlight.*She groped for a simple word to express a simple idea.

Desperation-noun

Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it.

*When the fire destroyed everything we owned, we were filled with desperation.*Desperation has forced the refugees to leave their homes and seek a better life.

Ignite-verb

When you ignite something or when it ignites, it starts burning or explodes. If something or someone ignites your feelings, they cause you to have very strong feelings about something.

* The bombs ignited a fire which destroyed some 60 houses.*I had a teacher who really ignited my interest in words!

Procession-noun

A procession is a group of people who are walking, riding, or driving in a line as part of a public event.

*I watched the funeral procession from the sidewalk.*When we were in Bali, we saw a religious procession that looked like a parade.

Glower-noun, adj, verb

If you glower at someone or something, you look at them angrily. If you describe a person as glowering, you mean they look angry and bad tempered.

*When he was upset, he glowered at me to make me feel bad.*Kim was glowering at Katie when she found out she wasn’t invited to the party.

Prime-verb (also a noun and adj in other usages)

If you prime someone to do something, you prepare them to do it, for example by giving them information about it beforehand. You prime an object by preparing it and making it ready.

*Jeffrey primed the pump so that it would start right up.*His new boss primed him for his duties.

Slog-verb, noun

If you slog through something, you work hard and steadily through it. If something is a slog, it is tiring and requires a lot of effort.

*She has slogged her way through ballet classes since the age of six.*I was slogging through the marsh looking for birds.

Hoard-verb, noun

If you hoard things such as food or money, you save or store them, often in secret, because they are valuable or important to you. A hoard is an accumulation of things that you have saved and that are valuable or important to you or you do not want other people to have.

*They've begun to hoard food and gasoline and save their money.*Timmy was hoarding all his Halloween candy so no-one else would take it.

Flinch-verb

If you flinch, you make a small sudden movement, especially when something surprises you or hurts you.

*I made him flinch when I pretended to throw the ball at his face.*She flinched as the nurse gave her an injection.

Intention-noun

An intention is an idea or plan of what you are going to do.

*McCall just announced his intention of running for President. *Unfortunately, her good intentions never seemed to last long.

Betrothal-noun

A betrothal is an agreement to be married.

*In some countries, parents arrange their daughter’s betrothal.*Thousands of people saw Diana’s betrothal to Prince Charles on T.V